{"id":17590,"date":"2017-07-17T13:22:29","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T18:22:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/?page_id=17590"},"modified":"2026-01-12T12:13:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-12T18:13:25","slug":"davis-projects-for-peace","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/find-internships-research-opportunities\/st-olaf-internship-research-programs\/davis-projects-for-peace\/","title":{"rendered":"Projects for Peace"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-modular-content-collection><h3><b>Apply for a $10,000 grant to implement a summer project anywhere in the world<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages students to develop <\/span><b>innovative and community-centered <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">projects that promote peace. Through a competition on over 90 campuses, the most promising projects will be selected for funding at $10,000 each.\u00a0 We expect that one, and possibly two, projects from St. Olaf will receive the award. Final decisions on all grants are made by the Projects for Peace office at Middlebury College.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Program Description<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interested students are encouraged to develop a summer project that promotes peace by addressing long-standing issues like food security, inequity in education, environmental degradation, insufficient health services, social divisions, limited economic opportunities, or a similar issue. Applicants must develop an innovative project that will require a full-time commitment for most or all of the summer, typically in collaboration with one or more existing organizations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The project team may use any of a variety of approaches that reflect the students\u2019 skills and leverages community strengths. A few examples of approaches are coalition building, art and design, documentary filmmaking, historic preservation, physical infrastructure, sports and play, and technological innovations. Some of the most compelling projects to date address the root causes of social conflict, and demonstrate a sensitivity to both historic injustices and future potential.<\/span><\/p>\n<div><\/div>\n<p><a style=\"background-color: #ffffff; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.middlebury.edu\/office\/projects-for-peace\/about-us\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">About Projects for Peace<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davisprojectsforpeace.org\/projects\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Former Nationwide Grant Recipients<\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.middlebury.edu\/projects-for-peace\/summer-grants\/project-cycle\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Resources and videos on Imagining and Planning a Project for Peace<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h4>Projects for Peace Details<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Project must be implemented during the\u00a0Summer<\/li>\n<li><strong>$10,000<\/strong> paid to each recipient (to be used for project expenses)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Preliminary application: Can be submitted anytime between November 24th, 2025 and January 3rd, 2026 <\/strong>(see below for details)<\/li>\n<li>Final Application Deadline: January 24th, 2026<\/li>\n<li>Nate Jacobi, Sr. Associate Director, Piper Center for Vocation and Career, and Seth Binder, Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies, are available to provide feedback on your project idea.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Eligibility<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Undergraduate students (including seniors who would complete their projects after graduation) are eligible.<\/li>\n<li>Applicants need to be able to work on the project full-time (or close to it) for a minimum of six to eight weeks during the summer. Preference will be given to applicants who will make the project a priority for the entire summer.<\/li>\n<li>Students are not eligible to travel to countries with State Department\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/travel.state.gov\/content\/passports\/en\/alertswarnings.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">travel warnings<\/a> (it may be possible to apply for an exemption to this policy if you the applicant is from the country and\/or has family members living in the community where the project will take place).<\/li>\n<li>Individual students, as well as groups up to 3 students from the same campus may submit proposals. In the case of a group application, one student must serve as the primary applicant.<\/li>\n<li>Grants are made upon assurance that the project proposed will, in fact, be undertaken during the summer.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Evaluation of Proposals<\/h4>\n<\/div>\n<p><span style=\"color: initial; font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;\">The review committee will make note of the following sections when reviewing proposals:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><em>Project summary:<\/em>\u00a0What issue(s) will be addressed? What approach(es) will be used? With whom will the grantee(s) work? What is the rationale for these choices?<\/li>\n<li><em>Background:<\/em>\u00a0What is your working definition of peace? What preceded this proposal in terms of personal experience, forming relationships, developing knowledge, and other preparation?<\/li>\n<li><em>Implementation:<\/em>\u00a0What plans have been made for use of funds, use of time, and contingencies?<\/li>\n<li><em>Anticipated Results:<\/em>\u00a0What are the potential short and long-term outcomes for participants, community collaborators, and grantee(s)? How will progress be monitored? How will the project contribute to peace?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>We particularly welcome proposals that show evidence of the\u00a0following:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>An innovative approach to the issue(s);<\/li>\n<li>Appreciation for and sensitivity to the context, communities, and\/or cultures where the project takes place;<\/li>\n<li>Consideration of the dilemmas, challenges, or conflicts that may underlie the targeted issues or selected approaches;<\/li>\n<li>Potential for significant impact;<\/li>\n<li>Feasibility\/likelihood the project will be completed as described;<\/li>\n<li>Consideration of sustainability and\/or scalability of the approach;<\/li>\n<li>Level of contribution from the applicant and connection with their skills, experience and interests<\/li>\n<li>Critical self-awareness by the grantee.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<hr width=\"100%\" \/>\n<h3>Application Process and Timeline<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><strong>Preliminary Application<\/strong> &#8211; submit a <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/forms\/d\/12xYK0B0VDjWsmYg2QM2fiboYGFCzFfcMnKlJV-IB7v4\/preview\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">one-page proposal Google Doc summary\/outline<\/a> anytime between November 24th and January 3rd.\u00a0 This is an opportunity for students to receive general feedback on their project idea and is strongly recommended. Proposals will be reviewed periodically as they are submitted, starting early December. Applicants with promising proposals will be encouraged to submit a full application by January 25th.<\/li>\n<li><strong>Final Application<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>Proposal<\/em> &#8211; this should be a typed document that describes the project (who, what, where, how) including expected outcomes and prospects for future impact in two pages<br \/>\n<em>Budget<\/em> (one page &#8211; use this <a href=\"https:\/\/docs.google.com\/spreadsheets\/d\/1z_1kOleZE_5BHOznGz412i9JUcNLr25kBrGERu47ghA\/copy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Budget Template<\/a>)<strong><br \/>\n<\/strong><em><a href=\"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/files\/2013\/08\/Davis_Application.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Supplemental<\/a> application<\/em><br \/>\n<a href=\"https:\/\/app.joinhandshake.com\/edu\/jobs\/10434378\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apply through Handshake by January 25th<\/a><\/li>\n<li>After the deadline, a St Olaf committee selects a finalist and alternate to nominate for consideration.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>Interested applicants are encouraged to start developing their projects well in advance of the deadline and to discuss their project ideas with Nate Jacobi (Piper Center) or Seth Binder (Associate Professor of Economics and Environmental Studies). Coaching appointments with Nate can be scheduled by logging in to <a href=\"https:\/\/app.joinhandshake.com\/edu\/appointments\/new\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handshake<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h4>Requirements for All Projects<\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Grant recipients will work with the Piper Center to explore strategies for sharing their experience with the St. Olaf community during the fall after the project.<\/li>\n<li>Each funded project must submit a final report by August 30.\u00a0The final report is to be limited to two pages of narrative using the final report form posted on the website. It also includes a separate one-page accounting of the funds expended. Reports will be posted on the program\u2019s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.davisprojectsforpeace.org\/forms\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">website<\/a>\u00a0for all to see and learn from.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-content\">\n<p><strong>Questions?<\/strong> Contact Nate Jacobi, Senior Associate Director, Piper Center for Vocation &amp; Career, at <a href=\"mailto:jacobi@stolaf.edu\">jacobi@stolaf.edu<\/a><\/p>\n<p><em>Assistance uploading documents is available at the Piper Center, located in Tomson 270.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- begin-migrated-from-panel-builder --><!-- end-migrated-from-panel-builder --><\/p>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Apply for a $10,000 grant to implement a summer project anywhere in the world Projects for Peace is a global program that encourages students to develop innovative and community-centered projects [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2555,"featured_media":0,"parent":17066,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-17590","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17590","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2555"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=17590"}],"version-history":[{"count":123,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17590\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":50830,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17590\/revisions\/50830"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/17066"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/wp.stolaf.edu\/pipercenter\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17590"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}